Gemeentegrot, Oud-Valkenburg

Name: Gemeentegrot
Address: Cauberg 4, Oud-Valkenburg, 6301 BT, Netherlands
Telephone: +31 43 601 2271

#5 among attractions in Oud-Valkenburg

Cave, Historical and heritage tours, Park, Tours

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The Gemeentegrot, Gemeentegroeve, Gemeentegroef or Valkenburgergroeve in the Dutch Limburg town of Valkenburg is a limestone quarry, where marl was extracted until the 1950s.

The marl originated in the time that South Limburg was still a sea. That explains the large amount of shells that are still in the marl. The Romans were already mining marl in, among others, the Municipal Cave. The cave was mapped in the 1960s by G. Essers.

Artwork in the form of drawings or sculptures has been installed in numerous places in the quarry.

The entrance gate and the shelter chapel are national monuments.

The quarry is connected underground to the Sacred Heart quarry and the Wilhelmina quarry.

Elevation: 282 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°51'45"N, 5°49'43"E

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Cauberg 4Oud-Valkenburg 6301 BT Netherlands

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+31 43 601 2271

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Gemeentegrot – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: De Valkenier, Valkenburg Castle, Hermitage at Schaelsberg, Fluweelengrot.

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Theme park, Amusement park, Playground
De Valkenier, Oud-Valkenburg
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~520 ftE
Forts and castles
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Church
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~680 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Historical place
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~220 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Lourdesgrot, Oud-Valkenburg
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~1980 ftNW
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~490 ftSE
50°51'41"N • 5°49'48"E
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Nearby attractions include Lourdesgrot, Oud-Valkenburg (2 min walk), Groeve onder de Kabelbaan, Oud-Valkenburg (3 min walk), Valkenburg Castle, Oud-Valkenburg (3 min walk), Fluweelengrot, Oud-Valkenburg (4 min walk).